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Tom Perez: Well, it was the same old distracting divisive Donald Trump. It was the run-up to the midterm elections. There was I…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2019
Well, it was the same old distracting divisive Donald Trump. It was the run-up to the midterm elections. There was I think one sentence tonight about pre-existing conditions, and how many minutes about the manufactured crisis at the boarder?
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Tom Perez

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Tom Perez criticizes President Trump's focus on immigration and the border crisis during his speech, suggesting it distracts from important issues like healthcare.

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